Now, Ron Barbosa is keeping track of 18 people in his family who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Barbosa didn’t attend the party himself, but the celebration was for his daughter-in-law who turned 30.
However, Barbosa’s nephew hosted.
That
Cracks are appearing in Madagascar’s government after its health minister requested international help to cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases.
And this is despite an official campaign to promote a touted fix for the virus, the herbal drink called COVID-ORGANICS.
The government has been distributing the herbal drink that President Andry Rajoelina has proclaimed as a cure for coronavirus and protection against it, despite warnings the brew has not been clinically tested.
Hospital officials in the capital Antananarivo have said they are running out of beds as infections have surged in recent days.
On Wednesday, the country reported 614 …
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) world-wide, on Sunday, prayed for quick recovery of Gov. David Umahi who tested positive for COVID-19.
Its President, Mr. Paschal Oluchukwu, made this prayer in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja.
Oluchukwu called on Ebonyi people to take the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) warnings and protocols seriously, abide strictly by them and support government’s efforts in the fight against the spread of the pandemic.
Governor Umahi on Saturday announced that he and some of his close aides had …
The Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Friday disclosed, that he will not hand over governance to his deputy, Agboola Ajayi despite testing positive for COVID-19.
According to Akeredolu, who described his deputy as a threat to governance in the state, Ajayi no longer belongs to the APC and governance in the state.
Akeredolu, who spoke through the state Commissioner for Information, Donald Ojogo said that it is a non-issue that Governor Akeredolu should hand over governance to Ajayi.
Recall that on June 21, 2020, Ajayi had quit the APC following months of frosty relationship with his boss, after …
The Abia State Government has approved new working hours for markets in the State as COVID-19 continues to spread across the country.
It also released new guidelines on how wedding ceremonies will henceforth be conducted in the State.
Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19, Barr. Chris Ezem, made this known in a statement on Thursday.
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Ezem stated that violators of the guidelines would face serious consequences, including disruption of the event(s) and prosecution by the relevant court.
“Going forward, Abia State’s new
Beaches in a Florida county hard-hit by the COVID-19-causing coronavirus will soon close ahead of the Fourth of July weekend as the pandemic dampens celebrations across the country.
Miami Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez is due to sign an emergency order on Saturday closing all beaches in Miami-Dade County from July 3 to 7, spanning Independence Day weekend. The measure could be extended “if conditions do not improve” and if people don’t follow rules to wear masks in commercial settings and outdoors when staying 6ft apart is not possible, he said in a statement.
The decision came as Florida was …
As North Texas watches COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge, one family is shouldering a health crisis that they never expected to face.
Now, Ron Barbosa is keeping track of 18 people in his family who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Barbosa didn’t attend the party himself, but the celebration was for his daughter-in-law who turned 30.
However, Barbosa’s nephew hosted.
That
Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State has reportedly sacked over 100 staff of the institution amidst growing concerns about the effect of ravaging COVID-19 on the country’s economy.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr Toba Adaramola, the laid-off was due to the adoption of technology by the institution, adding that the decision was necessitated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Adaramola said about 8-10% of the workforce was affected, adding that the decision to reduce the workforce had been on for sometimes.
…“The decision affected those in academics and non-academic
Recall that the NCDC’s Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu on Monday said that no state in Nigeria is COVID-19 free.
Ihekweazu said that a state can only talk about being coronavirus free, when it is testing adequately.
But, Edu during a press briefing with journalists in Calabar said that the state does not have any case, but advised residents to take all safety measures serious to safeguard their lives against the virus.
According to the latest official update released on Tuesday, the ministry recorded 61 more deaths to the national death toll which now stood at 1,991.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said; “The mortality rate was two per cent while the number of recoveries stood at 53,444, translating to a recovery rate of 52.6 percent’’.
It took South Africa 14 days to double the number of confirmed cases from 50,000 to 101,590, compared with 94 days during which the number of cases doubled and rose to 50,000 from March …
Results of the test recently carried out on 27 members of the Imo state House of Assembly by the state COVID-19 taskforce led by Professor Maurice Iwu, have reportedly been released.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that some members on Saturday were informed individually of their status by the taskforce.
A member representing Oru-west state constituency, Dominic Ezerioha, who confirmed this in a phone chat admitted that the results have returned but explained that members were informed individually.
“I was tested alongside my colleagues and my result shows I’m negative. I can only speak for myself for now because
The Abia State Government has berated some churches in the State for paying lip service to Government directives and order on COVID-19.
Recall that the State Government had mandated 50 persons per stream of every church service, as well as other necessary protocols as part of precautionary measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease.
On Wednesday, the Abia State Enforcement Team of Inter-ministerial Committee on COVID-19, sealed Chapel of Answers International Church, located at Jubilee Road in Aba, for allegedly violating the State Government’s guidelines on social distancing.
The Enforcement team faulted the church for having more than
The Ekiti State Government has said that its recently inaugurated molecular laboratory, has been accredited and authorised to commence testing for COVID-19 infection.
Also, the state is to initiate a pilot test among healthcare professionals who are at the frontline of battling coronavirus in the State.
The State Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr (Mrs) Mojisola Yaya-Kolade made this known on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti during a Press briefing on the activities of the State COVID-19 Taskforce.
She explained that the Molecular Laboratory which is situated at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, (EKSUTH) has been accredited and authorised to